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moon bridge
highly-rounded arched pedestrian bridge associated with gardens in China and Japan
bosquet
thumb|right|upright=2.0|A bosquet in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. It is shaped like a fan and therefore is called "der Fächer" in German. The gardens were designed mainly during the reign of [[Maria Theresa (1740 - 1780) and have been preserved together with the buildings as a remarkable Baroque ensemble, which was catalogued as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.]] In the French formal garden, a bosquet (French, from Italian boschetto, "grove, wood") is a formal plantation of trees in a wide variety of forms, some open at the bottom and others not. At a minimum a bosquet c
driveway
thumb|Driveway to a farm thumb|Concrete driveways under construction
walkway
thumb|A canopy walkway at [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England.]] thumb|upright|The SkyWalk main Arcade (architecture)|arcade facing east towards Union Station, [[Toronto, Ontario, Canada]] In American English, walkway is a composite or umbrella term for all engineered surfaces or structures which support the use of trails.
boardwalk
thumb|Atlantic City, New Jersey boardwalk, as seen from [[Caesars Atlantic City, opened in 1870, as the first U.S. boardwalk. At long, it is also one of the world's longest, busiest, and oldest boardwalks. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalks.|alt=Many people walking on a boardwalk at the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey]]
garden furniture
weather-resistant furniture for use out of doors
chōzubachi
thumb|Chōzubachi at a temple thumb|Performing temizu from a domestic chōzu-bachi, 1910s. A , or water bowl, is a vessel used to rinse the hands in Japanese temples, shrines and gardens. Usually made of stone, it plays an important role in the tea ceremony. Guests use it to wash their hands before entering the tearoom, a practice originally adapted from the custom of rinsing one’s mouth and cleansing one’s body in the chōzuya before entering the sacred precincts of a Shinto shrine or a Buddhist temple.
plunge pool
depression at the base of a waterfall created by the erosional force of falling water and rocks where it lands
moon gate
a circular opening in a garden wall and a traditional architectural element in Chinese gardens
cabana
thumb|300px|right|A cabana in Ayampe, Manabí Province, Ecuador.
Portuguese pavement
pavement used for pedestrian areas
natural pool
man-made chemical-free swimming pool
architectural sculpture
type of sculpture
garden pond
water feature in gardens
architectural lighting design
field within architecture, interior design and electrical engineering
outdoor cooking
practice of cooking food outdoors
summer house
building used for relaxation in warm weather
deck
surface similar to a floor, but typically constructed outdoors and connected to a building
bird bath
artificial puddle or small shallow pond where birds bathe
container gardening
potbound shrub
flower box
planter or box container for flowers, plants
hedge maze
outdoor garden maze or labyrinth in which the walls are made of vertical hedges
artificial waterfall
architecture resembling a drop in a river's course
garden railway
model railway system
water feature
architectural element including water, such as fountain, water cascade or water pool of standing water
window box
type of flower container
knot garden
elaborate interlace of tightly-clipped low hedging
fire pit
pit to contain a fire
sylvan theater
outdoor theatre in a sylvan or otherwise green surrounding
sunlounger
thumb|right|Sunloungers on a lawn A sunlounger (British "sun lounger") is a chair-like device, typically placed in a patio, garden, or swimming pool deck, or used as beach-side outdoor furniture.
tea garden
garden for tea consumption
ironwork
thumb|Gate of the Winter Palace in [[St Petersburg.]] Ironwork is any weapon, artwork, utensil, or architectural feature made of iron, especially one used for decoration. There are two main types of ironwork: wrought iron and cast iron. While the use of iron dates as far back as 4000 BC, it was the Hittites who first knew how to extract it (see iron ore) and develop weapons. Use of iron was mainly utilitarian until the Middle Ages; it became widely used for decoration in the period between the 16th and 19th century.
fire basket
iron basket in which wood can be burned
duck pond
pond that is inhabited by ducks
koi pond
decorative water feature which includes koi fish
Herbaceous border
Collection of plants arranged closely together in a garden
Kalua
thumb|right|200px|Kālua puaʻa (kālua pig) Kālua () is a traditional Hawaiian cooking method that utilizes an imu, a type of underground oven. The word "kālua" ("to cook in an underground oven" in the Hawaiian language) may also be used to describe the food cooked in this manner, such as kālua pig or kālua turkey, which are commonly served at lūʻau feasts. The word lūʻau is the Hawaiian name for the taro leaf, which, when young and small resembles cooked spinach after being steamed for a few hours. The traditional lūʻau was eaten on the floor over lauhala mats (leaves of the hala tree woven tog
terrace garden
garden with a raised flat section overlooking a prospect
Patio heater
appliance providing heat for an outdoor space
mihashira torii
shinto torii gate
zig-zag bridge
pedestrian bridge composed of short segments, each set at an angle relative to its neighbors
pleaching
A Hedgelaying|hedge laid using pleaching|thumb Pleaching or plashing is a technique of interweaving living and dead branches through a hedge creating a fence, hedge, or lattices. Trees are planted in lines and the branches are woven together to strengthen and fill any weak spots until the hedge thickens. Branches in close contact may grow together, due to a natural phenomenon called inosculation, a natural graft. Pleach also means weaving thin, whippy stems of trees forming a basketry effect.
turf maze
labyrinth made by cutting a path into turf
Chia Pet
terracotta figurine used to sprout chia seeds
Andalusian patio
open-air courtyard style popular in south Spain
shade garden
garden planted and grown in areas with little or no direct sunlight
Hardscape
thumb|Sidewalks are a common form of hardscaping Hardscape is hard landscape materials in the built environment structures that are incorporated into a landscape. This can include paved areas, driveways, retaining walls, sleeper walls, stairs, walkways, and any other landscaping made up of hard wearing materials such as wood, stone, and concrete, as opposed to softscape, the horticultural elements of a landscape.
garden sculpture
outdoor decoration
garden ornament
object to decorate a garden
agricultural fencing
used to keep animals in or out of an area